Holly Willoughby has thanked the ‘Celebrity Juice’ team for 12 years of "fantastic chaos".
The 39-year-old presenter has decided to walk away from the ITV comedy show after over a decade of "laughs" to spend more time with her family, and she has thanked the crew and host Keith Lemon – who is played by comedian Leigh Francis – for making her time on the programme so enjoyable.
Writing alongside a collage of snaps from the show, she wrote: "Thank you @celebjuiceofficial for 12 years of fantastic chaos… I can’t quite believe what we’ve done and how quick that time has gone.
"Thank you to you all for watching..we’ve always had the loudest and best audiences. Also a huge thank you to @itv2 for believing in the show in the first place and for all of your support…
"Over the years the production team has changed, however to anyone lucky enough to have worked on the show, they will know that we really do have the best time, it’s never felt like work and always been to me like a night out… Thank you for all your ingenious ideas and hard work…"
Holly confirmed her departure by offering her seat to another "lucky" person, and praised Keith – who created the show in 2008 – for its success.
She continued: "all good things must come to an end and nothing lasts forever… It’s time for me to hand over my team captain seat to some lucky lucky person… whoever that is, know you are about to get one of the best jobs in telly working with one of comedies finest… @keithlemon … (sic)"
The ‘This Morning’ host rounded off her lengthy post by recalling the start of her journey on ‘Celebrity Juice’ with Keith and former team captain Fearne Cotton – who quit the show in 2018 – and vowed she will return as a guest to check in on the team.
She added: "Where to begin… I remember starting this journey with you and saying ‘I think this might work’… my goodness me it did… three friends, you me and @fearnecotton … and that is what is at the heart of it.. friendship… I love the bones of you Lemon!
"Thank you for making me laugh for twelve years… I’ll be back as a guest and just to make sure someone is keeping you in check… if I don’t see you through a week or next week or the week after… know you are always in my heart… (sic)"
Holly Willoughby thanks Celebrity Juice for 12 years of chaos
